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There were no small victories, but new head coach Patrick Burgon noted that there were a few strong signs. The Burnaby Lakers launched the intermediate A lacrosse season on the weekend with a pair of losses, but two very different kinds.

Paige Wournell successfully repeated her top-of-the-charts result from last year, taking all-around gold at the Gymnastics BC championships in Langley last week.

On the strength of Erika Lieu's two goals, the Burnaby North Vikings surged past New Westminster's Team Orange last week 4-1 in Burnaby-New West high school senior girls soccer action.

The Burnaby Lakers believe size matters. For a B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League team, that one component can play a big role when the hill to climb is so huge.

With a bit of a history between the two, the Coastal A Cup semifinal was guaranteed to be a battle. A battle the Burnaby Metro Select FC would take to the bank.

It took a playoff hole, but Simon Fraser University’s Michelle Waters sank a birdie putt to finish first and lead her team to the 2016 Great Northwest Athletic Conference women’s golf championship in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Down by six runs with more than half the game already done, the Burnaby Braves could have easily checked out in what was a tough bantam exhibition test.

Yanni Angelopoulos and Isaiah James of the Pacific Rim Wrestling Club cashed in for gold at last week’s Canadian Cadet/Juvenile championships in Calgary.

For Sahvan Gill, there’s an athletic lineage that he’s happy to continue.

Ella Brown established a new meet record while taking her third consecutive triple jump title at the Emilie Mondor Invitational in Burnaby. The Simon Fraser University junior registered a jump of 11.